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#bc97cd

a light, soft violet · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
188, 151, 205
HSL
281°, 35%, 70%
CMYK
8, 26, 0, 20
Luminance
0.3723

Every format

HEX#bc97cd
RGBrgb(188, 151, 205)
HSLhsl(281, 35%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(67.5 23.6 -22.5)
LCHlch(67.5 32.6 316.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.729 0.086 315.0)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bc97cd;
background-color: #bc97cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bc97cd] bg-[#bc97cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bc97cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.592, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bc97cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bc97cd on white: 2.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bc97cd on black: 8.45:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green59.2%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta26.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#bc97cd text on a black background

contrast 8.45:1

Card sample

#bc97cd text on a white background

contrast 2.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bc97cd;
Background color
Panel with #bc97cd background
background-color: #bc97cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bc97cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 151, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 151, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bc97cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc97cd, #CD97BA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bc97cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bc97cd in the Color Lab